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A new pill cures preschoolers of a parasitic worm. Delivering it could be a challenge (www.npr.org)
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[โ€“] Asidonhopo@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago

Easier access to antihelminthics is good for society in general, 1 of the top 3 presidential candidates has had brain worms so to extrapolate out there are 111 million Americans with them wiggling around in there (roughly)

But for real, like the Green brothers' promotion of tuberculosis treatments a world where barriers to rudimentary medical care are reduced is an achievable goal and worth pursuing.